A new coronavirus, first identified in China in December 2019, has caused an outbreak of respiratory illness that was recently named CoVID19.
CoVID-19 is spreading with wildfire speed and is a public health concern.
To date, there are 215,565 of confirmed CoVID-19 cases and 8893 CoVID-19 related deaths in the world and these numbers are being updated constantly (view current outbreak status). Many countries, including the U.S, are now in a state of a public health emergency. There is no known medication or vaccine to this virus, and currently, the only measure of defense is social isolation and hand hygiene. Here is what we know so far about the CoVID-19 virus. Keep safe and make sure you follow the CDC guidelines.